NASA's two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won't be back until spring, 10 months after rocketing into orbit on Boeing's Starliner capsule.
To be fair, it’s incredibly hard to get into orbit, and it’s relatively easy to get anywhere from there. The fact we can get into orbit pretty safely, reliably, and consistently while struggling to do stuff that’s so much easier well is impressive.
60 years of spaceflight and we can still barely get to orbit.
God we’re shit at this, aren’t we?
To be fair, it’s incredibly hard to get into orbit, and it’s relatively easy to get anywhere from there. The fact we can get into orbit pretty safely, reliably, and consistently while struggling to do stuff that’s so much easier well is impressive.